How can I customize the bibliography commands, so that the bibliography header would be \chapter*{Bibliography}? The document class is report, and I am using BibTeX with a plain style. The current commands are

\bibliographystyle{plain}
\bibliography{mybibfile}

I prefer not to use a method that will force me to inline the entire bibliography environment inside the document - It is rather lengthy.

Isn't that the default? A test file with the report class using natbib (and running plain bibtex) resulted in the bibliography being written in the same size and style of a chapter heading, but without the bibliography showing up in the table of contents. You might need to explain what you're after a little more clearly, ideally with a full-but-minimal example.
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jonMar 2 '12 at 15:54

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So, \chapter*{Bibliography} is the default, and you can change the heading by redefining \bibname, e.g. \renewcommand\bibname{References}. If you want to make more substantial changes, you could use the etoolbox package.